05-13-2011, 02:42 PM
I didn't see a better fit for this subject than under "General Discussion" so I put it here.
A couple of months ago I bought a used ebony burst Gretsch G2202 short-scale bass on eBay, I even posted some pics here of it. (I'm seriously loving this little bass!)
The bass is in good shape with years of life left, but the original owner had obviously played this bass a lot with a pick.
The glossy ebony burst finish looked great from most angles, but at certain angles, several patches of pick scratches on the upper front, scratches on the bottom front near the bridge, as well as light belt buckle rash on the back were easily seen. Nothing was through the finish though, even the small dents here and there on the bass.
It was after I bought this bass that I came across the web site, http://www.guitarscratchremover.com/
The prices seemed reasonable, and based on the sites before and after pics I ordered the Player’s Standard Kit (small blue jar, small red jar, and one microfiber towel), plus two extra microfiber towels.
I took the strings and hardware off my bass to reach all the areas needed, and I used a lot of elbow grease and these two polishes on it.
This glossy black bass now looks GREAT from ALL angles. The hundreds of surface scratches from picking and the light buckle rash on back are GONE.
Even down on the front of the body below and beside the bridge where the deepest scratches were has cleaned up more than I would have ever hoped.
Now there are just a few light dents, again, not through the finish, and a very few light scratches left on just a couple of spots on this bass. You really, really have to look for the scratches now to find them.
The blue polish seems to have a coarser "grit" structure and the red polish finer grit.
Though the bass looked great after using them, I still topped their polishes off with my old favorite, a waxing with GHS Guitar Gloss for the ultimate shine.
NO LIE HERE FOLKS, THIS STUFF FROM GUITARSCRATCHREMOVER.COM WORKED WONDERS.
It DOES take some real elbow grease though, but I can't get over how this bass now looks in ALL angles of light. A lot of work with the blue and red formulas WILL significantly reduce or even get rid of some pretty serious scratches.
![[Image: i-Mz6XhRb-XL.jpg]](http://jamasters.smugmug.com/photos/i-Mz6XhRb/0/XL/i-Mz6XhRb-XL.jpg)
![[Image: i-59kPq2C-XL.jpg]](http://jamasters.smugmug.com/photos/i-59kPq2C/0/XL/i-59kPq2C-XL.jpg)
![[Image: i-P2KJSmQ-XL.jpg]](http://jamasters.smugmug.com/photos/i-P2KJSmQ/0/XL/i-P2KJSmQ-XL.jpg)
And no. I do not work for them or are affiliated with them in any way. They are located in California and I'm an engineer with a guitar/bass hobby in Florida. Just thought I'd pass on news of a great new product that actually works as good, if not better than advertised. That in itself is pretty rare these days.
A couple of months ago I bought a used ebony burst Gretsch G2202 short-scale bass on eBay, I even posted some pics here of it. (I'm seriously loving this little bass!)
The bass is in good shape with years of life left, but the original owner had obviously played this bass a lot with a pick.
The glossy ebony burst finish looked great from most angles, but at certain angles, several patches of pick scratches on the upper front, scratches on the bottom front near the bridge, as well as light belt buckle rash on the back were easily seen. Nothing was through the finish though, even the small dents here and there on the bass.
It was after I bought this bass that I came across the web site, http://www.guitarscratchremover.com/
The prices seemed reasonable, and based on the sites before and after pics I ordered the Player’s Standard Kit (small blue jar, small red jar, and one microfiber towel), plus two extra microfiber towels.
I took the strings and hardware off my bass to reach all the areas needed, and I used a lot of elbow grease and these two polishes on it.
This glossy black bass now looks GREAT from ALL angles. The hundreds of surface scratches from picking and the light buckle rash on back are GONE.
Even down on the front of the body below and beside the bridge where the deepest scratches were has cleaned up more than I would have ever hoped.
Now there are just a few light dents, again, not through the finish, and a very few light scratches left on just a couple of spots on this bass. You really, really have to look for the scratches now to find them.
The blue polish seems to have a coarser "grit" structure and the red polish finer grit.
Though the bass looked great after using them, I still topped their polishes off with my old favorite, a waxing with GHS Guitar Gloss for the ultimate shine.
NO LIE HERE FOLKS, THIS STUFF FROM GUITARSCRATCHREMOVER.COM WORKED WONDERS.
It DOES take some real elbow grease though, but I can't get over how this bass now looks in ALL angles of light. A lot of work with the blue and red formulas WILL significantly reduce or even get rid of some pretty serious scratches.
And no. I do not work for them or are affiliated with them in any way. They are located in California and I'm an engineer with a guitar/bass hobby in Florida. Just thought I'd pass on news of a great new product that actually works as good, if not better than advertised. That in itself is pretty rare these days.